SUPERVISORY QUALITY ASSURANCE SPECIALIST

SUPERVISORY QUALITY ASSURANCE SPECIALIST

Department of the Air Force Air Nional Guard Units Montana Air Nional Guard

• 120 MAI GP Summary

THIS IS A NATIONAL GUARD TITLE 32 EXCEPTED SERVICE POSITION.

This Nional Guard position is for a

SUPERVISORY QUALITY ASSURANCE

SPECIALIST, Position Description Number D1819000, and is part of the Montana Air Nional Guard, 120 MAI. (A copy of the Position Description can be obtained from HRO upon request.)

Selecting Official:

Col Joshua Cinq-Mars

• Also advertised as Active Guard Reserve (AGR) announcement number

ANG 26-23

• Save Grade/Save Pay may be authorized IAW agency Policy Learn more about this agency Summary

THIS IS A NATIONAL GUARD TITLE 32 EXCEPTED SERVICE POSITION.

This Nional Guard position is for a

SUPERVISORY QUALITY ASSURANCE

SPECIALIST, Position Description Number D1819000, and is part of the Montana Air Nional Guard, 120 MAI. (A copy of the Position Description can be obtained from HRO upon request.)

Selecting Official:

Col Joshua Cinq-Mars

• Also advertised as Active Guard Reserve (AGR) announcement number

ANG 26-23

• Save Grade/Save Pay may be authorized IAW agency Policy Learn more about this agency Overview Help Accepting applicions Open & closing des 05/20/2026 to 06/03/2026 Salary $89,508
• $116,362 per year Pay scale & grade GS 12 Locion 1 vacancy in the following locion: Gre Falls, MT 1 vacancy Remote job No Telework eligible No Travel Required Occasional travel
• You may be expected to travel for this position.

Relocion expenses reimbursed No Appointment type Permanent Work schedule Full-time Service Excepted Promotion potential None Job family (Series) 1910 Quality Assurance Supervisory stus Yes Security clearance Secret Drug test No Position sensitivity and risk Noncritical-Sensitive (NCS)/Modere Risk Trust determinion process Suitability/Fitness Financial disclosure No Bargaining unit stus No Announcement number

MT-12966702-AF-26-496

Control number 870032800 This job is open to Help Internal to an agency Current federal employees of the hiring agency th posted the job announcement. Nional Guard and reserves Current members, those who want to join or transitioning military members. Clarificion from the agency This position is open to: Area I

• Permanent (Tenure 1/2) T32 technicians of the MT Air Nional Guard (MTANG), Area II
• Indefinite (Tenure 3)

MTANG T32

technicians & MTANG T5 permanent (Tenure 1/2) or term (Tenure 3) employees th are military members of the MTANG, & Area III

• military members of the MTANG or T5 temporary (Tenure 0) employees of the MTANG th are also military members of the MTANG.

Duties Help Plans, organizes, and oversees the activities of the Quality Assurance Division. Develops goals and objectives th integre organizion and Quality objectives. Establishes, revises, or reviews policies, procedures, mission objectives, and organizion design for the staff, as necessary to elimine work problems or barriers to mission accomplishment, promote team building, and implement quality improvements in response to concerns with regulory compliance. Plans work for accomplishment by subordines, sets and adjust short-term priorities if necessary. Evalues requirements for additional resources. Balances organizion needs with overall mission requirements and resource interests. Identifies need for change in organizion priorities and advises the Maintenance Group Commander on required actions to implement such changes. Provides training and experience to the workforce with regard to sound maintenance practices of the aircraft and associed equipment, and knowledge and capability in the military mission, and aircraft. The aircraft are part of the military mission, daily flying training, and support of the assigned Air Force Total Force operions. Manages the maintenance and inspection effort involved in keeping aircraft in an airworthy

• comb readiness ste, to include capability to carry out daily flying missions and ensure all maintenance operions are executed safely and in accordance with published guidance.

Plans work to be accomplished by subordines. Makes decisions on work problems presented by subordine personnel. Establishes and develops performance standards. Evalues subordine personnel. Establish employee work schedules, deadlines, and production/inspection priorities based on aircraft maintenance stus, aircraft mission requirements and other demand needs. Determine how many jobs can be accomplished concurrently with the available manpower and resources. Develops methods and procedures, reviews the work of subordines in progress and upon completion to ensure th they have met the defined quality and quantity standards. Resolve technical problems of subordine personnel. Selects candides for the Quality Assurance Specialist and Technical Order Distribution Office (TODO) positions, taking into considerion skills and qualificions, mission requirements, Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and diversity objectives. Provides for employee development and training to ensure all assigned personnel are fully capable of executing a flawless inspection plan and perform their wartime tasking. Explains performance expections to subordines and provides regular feedback on strengths and weaknesses. Recommends within-grade increases, approves overtime and employee travel. Recommend awards for personnel and changes in position classificion to higher level managers. Hears and resolves grievances and employee complaints. Reviews disciplinary cases and problems involving subordine employees and determines required action. Approves leave for subordines and ensures adeque coverage in peak workloads and traditional holiday vacion time. Demonstre sensitivity to ideas of subordines. Ensures actions taken directly; as well as those by subordines promote an environment in which employees are empowered to participe in and contribute to effective mission accomplishment. Supports equal employment opportunity and labor management relions programs. Encourage self-development. Applies EEO principles and requirements to all personnel management actions and decisions, and ensures all personnel are treed in a manner free of discriminion. Discharge safety and security responsibilities by ensuring educion and compliance with security directives for employees with access to classified or sensitive merial. Recognizes and takes approprie action to correct situions posing a thre to the health or safety of subordines. Manages, reviews and develops maintenance policy, advising supervisors and employees on both general policy and specific maintenance mters. Makes decisions and recommendions on technical concerns presented by supervisors. Utilizes comprehensive knowledge and ability to interpret Air Force Instructions, Technical Orders, engineering drawings, product specificions, Air Force Occupional Safety and Health (AFOSH) environmental standards, public law, and locally developed policy. Evalues and assesses complex systems, subsystems, integred systems/subsystems, or components for conformance to applicable technical da, engineering drawings, standards and specificions. Establishes and develops performance checklists and metrics. Other duties not listed.

• A Position Description can be obtained from HRO upon request.

Requirements Help Conditions of employment

NATIONAL GUARD MEMBERSHIP IS REQUIRED.

Selectee required to wear the military uniform. This is an excepted service position th requires membership in the employing ste's Nional Guard. Acceptance of an excepted service position constitutes concurrence with these requirements as a condition of employment. Males born after 31 December 1959 must be registered for Selective Service. Federal employment suitability as determined by a background investigion. May be required to successfully complete a probionary period. Participion in direct deposit is mandory. Appointments in the Title 32 MTNG technician program may termine/suspend your military incentives; please see your MTNG Retention Office/Military Personnel Incentive Program Manager for details. Must be able to obtain and maintain the approprie security clearance of the position. External applicants must be able to start within 6 months of selection.

Qualificions Military Grades:

E8

• E9; E8 applicants must be immediely promotable to

E9 GENERAL EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS

: Must have experience th demonstred a practical knowledge in monitoring, controlling, or maintaining the quality of products or services in quality assurance, procurement, inspection, production, or reled areas.

REQUIRED SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE

: Must have 1-year of specialized experience equivalent to least the next lower grade of GS-11. Specialized experience includes experience, educion, or training involving a thorough knowledge of product or range of products involved, the manufacturing methods and techniques, special processes, test, and performance requirements; and skill in developing plans and programs. Experience possessed by an expert in specializion able to give technical direction to otherwise competent workers. Experience determining operions when difficult and questionable phases of malfunctions are found. Experience which required significant and concrete work accomplishments (i.e., special projects, working groups, or detailing assignments) involving interpersonal contacts in a quality assurance or reled field. Experience in dealing with management principles and supervisory responsibility for the function required by type of position to be filled and the organizion involved. Experience in managing the function of the work to be performed. Experience which includes leading, directing and assigning work of personnel.

• (MUST address your experiences in detail on your resume as they rele to these general and specialized experience requirements, to be considered for this position)
• Educion This job does not have an educion qualificion requirement.

Additional informion If you are a male applicant who was born after 12/31/1959 and are required to register under the Military Selective Service Act, the Defense Authorizion Act of 1986 requires th you be registered or you are not eligible for appointment in this agency ( Register |

Selective Service System :

Selective Service System (sss.gov) ). Expand Hide additional informion Candides should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passione about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United Stes Constitution. Benefits Help A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits th are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new window Learn more about federal benefits . Review our benefits Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more informion on the specific benefits offered. How you evalued You evalued for this job based on how well you meet the qualificions above. Once the announcement has closed, your resume and supporting documention used to determine if you meet the qualificions listed on this announcement. If you are minimally qualified, your resume and supporting documention compared to your responses on the assessment questionnaire to determine your level of experience. If you re yourself higher than is supported by your applicion package, your responses may be adjusted and/or you may be excluded from considerion for this position. If you are found to be among the top qualified candides, you referred to the selecting official for employment considerion. Benefits Help A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits th are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new window Learn more about federal benefits . Review our benefits Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more informion on the specific benefits offered. Required documents Required Documents Help To apply for this position, you must submit a complete Applicion Package which includes: 1.

Your resume showing:

Contact Informion-your name and the best way to contact you. Relevant work experience-include the employer's name, job title, start and end des (AT

LEAST MONTH/YEAR

• MONTH/YEAR) , the number of hours worked per week and describe how you meet the required qualificions of the job.

Federal jobs should include series and grade. Educion, certificions or licensures. For additional informion on wh to include in your resume, click here . How to Apply Help To apply for this position, you must complete the online applicion/Occupional Questionnaire and submit the documention specified in the Required Documents section below. To view the Occupional Questionnaire, click the following link: https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12966702 A complete applicion package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on the closing de of the announcement to receive considerion. To begin, click Apply to access the online applicion. You will need to be logged into your USAJOBS account to apply. If you do not have a USAJOBS account, you will need to cree one before beginning the applicion. Follow the prompts to select your resume and/or other supporting documents to be included with your applicion package. You will have the opportunity to upload additional documents to include in your applicion before it is submitted. Your uploaded documents may take several hours to clear the virus scan process. After acknowledging you have reviewed your applicion package, complete the Include Personal Informion section as you deem approprie and click to continue with the applicion process. You taken to the online applicion which you must complete in order to apply for the position. Complete the online applicion, verify the required documention is included with your applicion package, and submit the applicion. To verify the stus of your applicion, log into your USAJOBS account ( https://my.usajobs.gov/Account/Login ), all of your applicions will appear on the Welcome screen. The Applicion Stus will appear along with the de your applicion was last upded. For informion on wh each Applicion Stus means, : https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/how-to/applicion/stus/ . Agency contact informion Vanessa Toquero vanessa.toquero.civ@army.mil Address

MT 120AW 2800

Airport Ave B Gre Falls, MT 59404 US Next steps Once your online applicion is submitted you will receive a confirmion notificion by email. Your applicion evalued by the Human Resources Office to determine your eligibility for the position. After the evaluion is complete, you will receive another notificion regarding the stus of your applicion. Fair and transparent The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance. Criminal history inquiries Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy Financial suitability New employee probionary period Privacy Act Reasonable accommodion policy Selective Service Signure and false stements Social security number request Required Documents Help To apply for this position, you must submit a complete Applicion Package which includes: 1.

Your resume showing:

Contact Informion-your name and the best way to contact you. Relevant work experience-include the employer's name, job title, start and end des (AT

LEAST MONTH/YEAR

• MONTH/YEAR) , the number of hours worked per week and describe how you meet the required qualificions of the job.

Federal jobs should include series and grade. Educion, certificions or licensures. For additional informion on wh to include in your resume, click here . How to Apply Help To apply for this position, you must complete the online applicion/Occupional Questionnaire and submit the documention specified in the Required Documents section below. To view the Occupional Questionnaire, click the following link: https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12966702 A complete applicion package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on the closing de of the announcement to receive considerion. To begin, click Apply to access the online applicion. You will need to be logged into your USAJOBS account to apply. If you do not have a USAJOBS account, you will need to cree one before beginning the applicion. Follow the prompts to select your resume and/or other supporting documents to be included with your applicion package. You will have the opportunity to upload additional documents to include in your applicion before it is submitted. Your uploaded documents may take several hours to clear the virus scan process. After acknowledging you have reviewed your applicion package, complete the Include Personal Informion section as you deem approprie and click to continue with the applicion process. You taken to the online applicion which you must complete in order to apply for the position. Complete the online applicion, verify the required documention is included with your applicion package, and submit the applicion. To verify the stus of your applicion, log into your USAJOBS account ( https://my.usajobs.gov/Account/Login ), all of your applicions will appear on the Welcome screen. The Applicion Stus will appear along with the de your applicion was last upded. For informion on wh each Applicion Stus means, : https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/how-to/applicion/stus/ . Expand Hide how to apply Agency contact informion Vanessa Toquero vanessa.toquero.civ@army.mil Address

MT 120AW 2800

Airport Ave B Gre Falls, MT 59404 US Next steps Once your online applicion is submitted you will receive a confirmion notificion by email. Your applicion evalued by the Human Resources Office to determine your eligibility for the position. After the evaluion is complete, you will receive another notificion regarding the stus of your applicion. Expand Hide next steps Fair and transparent The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance. Criminal history inquiries Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy Financial suitability New employee probionary period Privacy Act Reasonable accommodion policy Selective Service Signure and false stements Social security number request Overview Help Accepting applicions Open & closing des 05/20/2026 to 06/03/2026 Salary $89,508

• $116,362 per year Pay scale & grade GS 12 Locion 1 vacancy in the following locion: Gre Falls, MT 1 vacancy Remote job No Telework eligible No Travel Required Occasional travel
• You may be expected to travel for this position.

Relocion expenses reimbursed No Appointment type Permanent Work schedule Full-time Service Excepted Promotion potential None Job family (Series) Supervisory stus Yes Security clearance Drug test No Position sensitivity and risk Trust determinion process Financial disclosure Bargaining unit stus Announcement number

MT-12966702-AF-26-496

Control number 870032800